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ORDINANCE NO. 19 -2008
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, ARTICLE 11,
REGARDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION,
FOR THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA
WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority for the City of Tybee Island, Georgia,
is authorized under Article 9, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia
to adopt reasonable ordinances to protect and improve the public health, safety, and welfare of
the citizens of Tybee Island, Georgia, and
WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority for the City of Tybee Island, Georgia,
is the Mayor and Council thereof, and
WHEREAS, the governing authority desires to adopt ordinances under its home rule
powers, and
WHEREAS, the City of Tybee Island has established a Tybee Island Municipal Planning
Commission under Article 11 of the Land Development Code, and
WHEREAS, the City desires to revise the provisions thereof with respect to the Planning
Commission to repeal inconsistent ordinances and to provide for a schedule of implementation
and to provide for an effective date and for other purposes, and
WHEREAS, current ordinances provide that the Planning Commission shall consist of
nine members appointed by the governing body, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Tybee Island wishes to revise the
ordinance so as to reduce the number of the members of the Planning Commission to no more
than seven, and
WHEREAS, a method of implementing the change is necessary,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Tybee
Island, duly assembled that the Code of Ordinances, Sections 11 -030 and 11 -050 be revised as
follows:
Section 11 -030 shall read as follows:
Section 11 -030 Membership
The Planning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be residents
within the city limits of Tybee Island, appointed by the governing body, with a Chair voting only
in the event of a tie.
Section 11 -050 Filling Vacancies is amended to include in addition to the current
language the following:
In order to reduce the number of members from nine (9) to seven (7), upon the expiration
of the terms of office of members serving as of the effective date of this amendment, such
positions shall no longer exist for the two positions whose terms expire soonest and any
vacancies created in existing positions shall not be filled or new appointments made until there
are no more than seven (7) positions filled, in whichever manner shall first occur. In the event
more than two (2) vacancies are created, Council shall only make a sufficient number of
appointments or reappointments so as result in no more than seven (7) members serving.
This ordinance is transitional in nature so that codification into the published code is
unnecessary once the intended number of Planning Commission members of seven (7) is
achieved.
This Ordinance shall become effective on 28 day of August, 2008.
ADOPTED THIS 28thDAY OF August, 2008.
MA' a
ATTEST:
CLERK OF COUNCIL
FIRST READING: 8/14/08
SECOND READING: 8/28/08
ENACTED: 8/28/08
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